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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Sean Michael Allen, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Justin Blaine Childress, Albertville, AL (US);
Christopher Joseph Duckett, Albertville, AL (US);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A check valve includes a valve body defining a valve bore extending from a first axial end to a second axial end, the valve body including an annular body and a cross member secured to and extending across the valve bore from the annular body on one side of the valve body to the annular body on an opposite side of the valve body, the valve bore at the cross member divided into more than one portion by the cross member; a position block extending from the cross member; a valve member positioned within the valve body and configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position; and a pivot pin extending from the valve member, engaged with the position block, and fixed with respect to the valve member; the valve member and the pivot pin configured to rotate together between the open position and the closed position.